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Local schoolchildren to learn about Richard III discovery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/local-schoolchildren-to-learn-about-richard-iii-discovery-at-home-of-dna-fingerprinting
For the third year running Leicester schoolchildren will learn the scientific and archaeological skills used to uncover King Richard III at a series of workshop days starting on Monday 23 February 2015.
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The fight for minority rights in the United States to be explored at event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/the-fight-for-minority-rights-forms-2018a-continuous-thread-of-american-history2019-1
Issues of racism - from the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s up until today - and how the ongoing fight for minority rights has formed a ‘continual and continuous thread of American history’ will be discussed at an upcoming ‘Remembering Rosa Parks’ event on...
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New hope for gay communities following Typhoon Haiyan
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/new-hope-for-gay-communities-following-typhoon-haiyan
Many LGBT people in Tacloban, Philippines have achieved new-found acceptance in their communities, including a dramatic rise in the number of people using dating applications such as Grindr and Tinder, in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, according to research co-led...
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Unlocking the past from conflict to reform in the Northern Ireland Prison Service
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/unlocking-the-past-from-conflict-to-reform-in-the-northern-ireland-prison-service
An experienced prison governor and head of the Northern Ireland Prison Service is to speak on prison reform for the University of Leicester’s Scarman Lecture Series.
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Speaking out against hate crime at Police event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/speaking-out-against-hate-crime-at-police-event
Dr Stevie-Jade Hardy from the University’s Centre for Hate Studies will be joining a panel discussion about hate crime, alongside the Police Crime Commissioner for Leicester and the mother of hate crime victim Sophie Lancaster.
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Heritage destruction in conflict zones offers archaeological opportunities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/heritage-destruction-in-conflict-zones-offers-archaeological-opportunities
An international archaeological team co-led by Leicester researchers is investigating an historic site devastated by conflict in Lebanon - and has demonstrated it is possible to obtain original and important information from heritage sites that have been devastated by...
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Study shows rise in avoidable diabetes hospital visits
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/study-shows-rise-in-avoidable-diabetes-hospital-visits
Hospital admissions for a short-term and avoidable complication of diabetes have risen by 39 per cent in the last ten years, a new analysis has concluded.
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Project to challenge marginalisation of women in video game industry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/project-to-challenge-2018marginalisation2019-of-women-in-video-game-industry
The marginalised status of women in the video game industry will be challenged by a new international research project involving Dr Alison Harvey from the Department of Media and Communication.
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Research shows human impact forms striking new pattern in Earths global energy flow
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/research-shows-human-impact-forms-2018striking-new-pattern2019-in-earth2019s-global-energy-flow
The impact humans have made on Earth in terms of how we produce and consume resources has formed a ‘striking new pattern’ in the planet’s global energy flow, according to research led by Professors Mark Williams and Jan Zalasiewicz from the Department of Geology.
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Leading University heart professor recognised as top global researcher
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/leading-university-heart-professor-recognised-as-top-global-researcher
The “valuable and significant” work of a University heart professor has won him recognition as one of the world’s most influential scientists.